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The Vacumet Story Is a 30-Year History of Growth

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August 31, 2000, ... polypropylene toll metallizing. Within a year and a half, we changed that to probably 10 percent. Now, our business is pretty well concentrated on food packaging, balloons, the decal and label industry, ...

Reporter Clips

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August 31, 2000, ... a leading supplier to the plastic in-mold label market. Crane has manufactured label substrates for Polyweave since 1998. As part of its equity investment, Crane has secured an exclusive manufacturing ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... Green Bay Packaging, Hutchison Miller, KTI, Labelmate, Litzler, MacDermid Graphic Arts, National Starch, NDC Infrared Engineering, Newfoil Machines, Nilpeter Inc., Pillar, Prime UV, and Web Techniques. ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ...  Brake Features Compact Diameter Nexen Group Inc., Vadnais Hts., MN; 800/843-7445 BTB-10 tension control brake is ideal for corrugating, labeling, printing, and other web tension control applications, ...

Release Papers: New Trends Are Driving the Market

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May 31, 2000, Release papers provide the base for a pressure-sensitive label system that runs the gamut from generic mailing labels to high-specification applications Release papers provide the base for a pressure-sensitive ...

Converter Can't Seem to Stay Out of Busines

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April 30, 2000, When Robert Curran sold his three label companies in 1987, he figured he was out of the converting business for good. Today, he not only owns a folding When Robert Curran sold his three label companies ...

System Keeps Static Buildup Problems Under Control

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February 29, 2000, ... media to prime labels and durable products. Smaller than the Lowell plant, the Mentor facility is only four years old. "Our lines run radiation-cured coatings," says Denise Mikin, product manager for ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

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February 29, 2000, The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, ...

Specialty Products Are Custom Made in the U.K.

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January 31, 2000, ... pressure-sensitive, gummed, and heat seal labelstock; flexible packaging, including barrier, clear, and metallized laminates and lidding materials; a range of p-s and heat seal mounting and laminating ...

Narrow web adapts to multiple applications

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November 30, 1998, ...  "If you're running a web containing two tracks of labels," says Doerr, "the press operator manually moves the camera from one track to the other from time to time to monitor the entire job. For around ...

Saudi methanol producer plans expansion program

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November 30, 1996, ... to amount to approximately [pounds]130 million. SCA Molnlycke's sales in France are about FFr 2.4 billion, of which FFr 500 million can be attributed to the Peaudouce diapers. Private-label diapers account ...

Need and innovation are driving digital printing.

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November 30, 1996, ... a tour of Labelexpo USA 96 this past September, where all of the major substrate suppliers, including Mobil, Fasson, and MACtac, displayed lines made specifically for digital systems. Fasson now offers ...

Perforating tear-resistant materials takes a big step.

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August 31, 1996, ... technology makes possible, many of which are demonstrated on the New Technology Sampler that accompanies this article. A major government agency had a serious problem with a special p-s paper label ...

Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

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August 31, 1996, ... likely you do), you should be up to date on methods for measuring the level of treatment. As a growing number of end users switch from paper to plastic substrates to package or label their products, ...

A directory of custom slitting

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July 31, 1996, ... foam, laminates Minimum slit width: 1/4 in. Maximum slit width: 60 in. No. of employees: 85 Annual sales: More than $5 million Labelon Corp. 10 Chapin St. Canandaigui, NY 14424 Ph: 716/334-6220; ...

Gravure winners go for gold

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July 31, 1996, ... and line colors. A special magenta helped reproduce the design's bright colors. The gravure-printed shrink-wrap label applied to a generic aerosol can enabled the customer to reduce lead time, inventory, ...

Pressure-sensitive line utilizes all-vector drive system

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June 30, 1996, ... 1995 and is now in full production, providing rollstock for label converters. The new line includes a proprietary coating head design and an Advanced Systems flotation dryer with an exceptionally long ...

Paper characteristics: starting the job right

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April 30, 1996, ... can vary from job to job. "It depends on what you're going to print, what your subject matter is," suggests Bruce M. Riddell, VP of engineering for Spectrum Label Corp., San Carlos, CA. "Based on the job ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... option for solving the respiration problem of precut produce. The package label doubles as a breathable membrane, allowing for the release of carbon dioxide and the re-entry of oxygen. A natural citric ...

New hot stamper does more for short runs

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February 29, 1996, Fast Track Labels, unlike some larger competitors, thrives on short runs with the help of versatile hot stamping equipment from Kensol/Franklin.Move over, Fast Track Labels, unlike some larger competitors, ...